M5U1.Word-power

1、 Word powerIn the letter from Sarah, we learn that she believes that her friend is_. unreliableI feel betrayed by my friend, Hannah. She told others my secret. Andrew also wrote a letter to Annie to tell her the quarrel between him and his friend, Matthew and the difference that happened to Matthew.

2、quarrelCheerful and outgoingQuiet and sad Adjectives like unreliable, cheerful, outgoing, quiet, sad can be used to describe peoples personality. Who was he?Father of Hybrid Rice. He has devoted his life to finding ways to grow more and more rice.Task 1:Guesshard-workingunselfishdeterminedenergetici

3、ntelligentconfidentactivemodestHe is Yuan long ping.Lets have a tryUse some adjectives to describe peoples personalities.Task 2:What kind of person is he?The brother from “brothers happiness”kind/ helpful/ warm-hearted /smart/ clever /diligent/strong-minded Group workTry to describe their personalit

4、ies. 陈光标陈光标白岩松白岩松杨澜杨澜ExerciseMatch these adjectives to their meanings. Task 3:treating people as his friends spending more time in study or workdeserving trust1. dependable/ reliable2. friendly3. hardworking4. considerable5. helpful6. well-mannered having or showing that someone has good manners alw

5、ays has consideration for others providing help or always being willing to help othersgenerous talkative moody timid(胆怯的胆怯的) determined fill in the blanksExercise1. When you talk to my cousin, Tommy, I am sure your topic will never dry up because he is quite fond of talking. That is to say my cousin

6、 is t_.alktive2. He is not mean with his money but willing to share or ready to give others freely. So he is _.3. It is difficult to get on well with Mr. Smith because his feeling or mood is always changing quickly. So Mr. Smith is _.generousmoody4. He is so t_ that he quite easily got frightened. 5

7、. Dont waste time to persuade him to give up his plan he has make the decision firmly. So he is a d_ person. imideterminedLets look at the other examples of how adjectives are used to describe peoples personality. A: We have a new classmate this term. He is from America. He is not only polite, but a

8、lso open-minded and humorous, so everyone likes him.B: Oh, we have a teacher from England, who teaches us spoken English. He is helpful, though sometimes a bit boring. positive adjectivesnegative adjectivesAdjectives to describe personalityunreliable, jealous, moody are negative, while cheerful, out

9、going, open-minded are positive.Can you divide them into different circlespositivenegativegenerousdishonestnarrow-mindedimpolitehelpfulreliablewarm-heartedhonestfriendlystubbornbad-temperedboringThe group which come up with the most words wins.CompetitionThink of more adjectives to describe personal

10、ity.PositiveNegativegenerous warm-heartedreliable open-mindedhonest helpfulpolite friendlydishonest narrow-mindedstubborn bad-temperedunreliable impolite unkind boring PositiveNegativecarefree cheerfulhard-working kind loyal modestself-confidenttrustworthydull carelessannoying conservativecowardly c

11、ruel mean two-facedshy naughtyWhat is synonyms?Words that have the same or similar meaning. What is antonyms?Words that have the opposite meaning. Synonyms Antonymsstrong-mindedhard-workingreliablegenerousdetermineddependablelazyselfishfriendlytalkativehappypolitekindcheerfulrudequietSynonymsAntonym

12、sbraveopen-mindedsmartintrovertedcourageousclever narrow-mindedextrovertedMore exercisesloyalselfishdiligentsadpassionatemodestfaithfulhard-workinghappyselflessenthusiasticconceitedGuess the meaning of the following expressions:Giving or ready to give freely: g_Providing help or always being willing

13、 to help others: h_Feeling or mood changing quickly: m_enerouselpfuloodyEasily frightened: t_With ones mind firmly made up: d_Fond of talking: t_Strong-willed or determined: s_Dependable: r_etermindedalkativetrong-mindedeliableimidFinish the exercise on page 7keys1. easy-going 2. quiet3. shy 4. friendly5. honest 6. hard-working7. humorous 8. strictOne is going to stand in front of the class and describe the personality of his/her friends, the others are trying to guess him/her out.Describe and GuessI have a good friend. We have been good/best friends since He/She is very _,_,_ ,